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SOUTH AFRICA vs. SPAIN
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Daejeon Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
SOUTH AFRICA
2 – 3
SPAIN
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 5' ⚽ Raúl González
  • 32' ⚽ Benedict McCarthy
  • 45' ⚽ Gaizka Mendieta
  • 52' •
  • 54' ⚽ Lucas Radebe
  • 57' ⚽ Raúl González
  • 74' •
  • 78' •
  • 80' •
  • 82' •
  • 83' •
▶ MATCH STATS
RSA 0% POSSESSION 0% ESP
RSA 7 SHOTS 11 ESP
RSA 3 SHOTS ON TARGET 7 ESP
RSA 16 FOULS 6 ESP
RSA 3 SAVES 1 ESP
RSA 0 RED CARDS 0 ESP
▶ LINE-UPS
SOUTH AFRICA
STARTING XI
  1. GKAndre Arendse
  2. DFBradley Carnell
  3. DFAaron Mokoena
  4. DFCyril Nzama
  5. DFLucas Radebe⚽
  6. MFQuinton Fortune
  7. MFTebeho Mokoena
  8. MFMacBeth Sibaya
  9. MFSibusiso Zuma
  10. FWBenedict McCarthy⚽
  11. FWSiyabonga Nomvethe
SUBSTITUTES
  • Thabang Molefe▲ 80'
  • Jacob Lekgetho▲ 83'
  • George Koumantarkis▲ 74'
SPAIN
STARTING XI
  1. GKIker Casillas
  2. DFEnrique Fernandez Romero
  3. DFMiguel Angel Nadal
  4. DFCristobal Emilio Torres Ruiz
  5. MFDavid Albelda
  6. MFIvan Helguera
  7. MFXavi
  8. MFGaizka Mendieta⚽
  9. MFJoaquin Sanchez
  10. FWRaúl González⚽⚽
  11. FWFernando Sanchez Morientes
SUBSTITUTES
  • Sergio Gonzalez▲ 52'
  • Luis Enrique Martínez▲ 82'
  • Alberto Luque Martos▲ 78'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

SOUTH AFRICA
Bafana Bafana
EST. 1991
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
SPAIN
La Roja (The Red Fury)
EST. 1913
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ SOUTH AFRICA
▶ SPAIN
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